Start date of new supplier to avoid early exit fee

surfbabe10

My current tariff at Npower ends on 8 April, I have done a comparison and have decided to switch to Sainsburys, does anyone know how early I could do this before the end of the tariff to avoid early exit fees from Npower. Its says the switch over takes between 4-6 weeks but Im not sure what they class the start day as. Hope this makes sense!

keith1950

My fastest switch was 21 days however considering that the new supplier doesn't contact the old supplier for 14 days to give you a chance to change your mind you are quite safe to switch now .

surfbabe10

Hi thanks, im sure the cooling off period is 7 days though for this supplier

amiehall

surfbabe10 wrote: »

Hi thanks, im sure the cooling off period is 7 days though for this supplier

If I were you, I would wait another week then. An extra week at higher rates is not a lot of money. Not worth an exit penalty.

keith1950

It is perfectly safe to switch now , there are only 8 working days between now and the 8 th of April !!

surfbabe10

keith1950 wrote: »

It is perfectly safe to switch now , there are only 9 working days between now and the 8 th of April !!

Thank-you never thought of it that way. Was hoping to get it sorted ASAP. Thanks again.